Brian H. Jacobsen1, Latacz-Lohmann2, Luesink, Harry and Michels, Rolf3, Lisa Ståhl4

1Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, brian@ifro.ku.dk

2Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kiel, Germany

3Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands

4Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

 

ABSTRACT

Natura 2000 areas are designated according to the EU’s Birds and Habitats Directives in order to protect particular habitats and species from deposition of nitrogen caused by ammonia emissions. Livestock farming is the primary source of this pollution. The purpose of the analysis is to compare the costs of reaching the ammonia emission targets for different livestock farms near Natura 2000 sites in the Netherlands, Schleswig-Holstein, and Denmark. The analysis looks at regulatory aspects, the emission requirements and the cost of implementing the technologies to reduce emissions. The selected case farms are a finisher farm, a dairy farm and a broiler farm, and the distance to a Natura 2000 site is 400 metres. In all three countries, a relatively low share of livestock farms is situated near Natura 2000 areas. The regulatory approach is very different in the three countries and key issues are additional deposition from projects, neighbouring livestock farms, the inclusion of background deposition and the critical load levels used. The findings suggest that the requirements near Natura 2000 in many cases can be so high that farms will expand at a different site instead.


BIOGRAPHY

He has a M.Sc. from Copenhagen and Reading University as well as a Ph.d. from University of Copenhagen related to Farm Mangemant. His initial work was on economic planning with focus on farmers’ decision-making behaviour. Current research deals with environmental economics and the costs of reducing N-leaching, ammonia emission and emission of green house gasses from agriculture. Lately research into the costs of handling animal manure using separation techniques and the introduction of new technologies in organic farming has been carried out. Current research include analysing measures and costs related to the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Denmark and reductions of NH3 emissions from Agriculture.

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